FINCH takes out Regional Production Company Of The Year at LIA 2019: Franklin Rd Auckland takes out ANZ Regional Music & Sound Company of the Year; Colenso BBDO scores one Gold, two Bronze
Today, London International Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious Global award shows, announces its winners in the Advertising, Design, Digital, Technology, Health & Pharma, and Branded Entertainment.
FINCH has taken out Regional Production Company of the Year while Franklin Rd., Auckland has taken out the Regional Music & Sound Company of the Year.
New Zealand has picked up 4 Statues – one Gold and three Bronze.
Colenso BBDO, Auckland scored a Gold and two Bronze statues for three different pieces of work:
• Gold – TV/Cinema/Online Film – Utilities for Spark titled “Generation Voice”
• Bronze – Integration – Business-to-Consumer for Spark titled “Kupu”
• Bronze – TV/Cinema/Online Film – Utilities for Spark titled “Wedding Speech”
These wins contributed to BBDO being named Regional Network of the Year for Australia and New Zealand
Christian Broadcasting Association, Auckland was awarded one Bronze statue and a Finalist:
• Bronze – Radio & Audio – Script Writing for Newstalk ZB titled “Whostalk ZB”
• Finalist – Radio & Audio – Direction for Newstalk ZB titled “Whostalk ZB”
Created for creatives, LIA has the highest caliber of jurors in all disciplines. LIA’s jury rooms welcome the press, LIAisons attendees and LIA guests throughout the entire process. LIA’s Annual judging which convened over a 10-day period at Encore Las Vegas has concluded and listed below are the Statue Winners and Finalists.
Says Barbara Levy, president, LIA: “Film and Radio & Audio put New Zealand on the awards map this year. It is heartening to see that craft in alive and well in New Zealand.”
In total, 531 LIA statues and 196 Finalists were awarded from 39 countries with the United States leading with 242 awards, followed by Germany with 86 and the United Kingdom with 78.
To view all the Winners and Finalists with media and full creative credits, visit https://www.liaentries.com/winners.
This year, fifteen GRAND LIAs were awarded:
FCB New York, New York was awarded the Ambient Grand LIA for Burger King titled “The Whopper Detour”
FCB Inferno, London was awarded the Branded Entertainment Grand LIA for Huawei titled “StorySign”
McCann TLV, Tel Aviv was awarded the Design Grand LIA for IKEA titled “ThisAbles”
VMLY&R, Kansas City was awarded the Digital Grand LIA for Wendy’s titled “Keeping Fortnite Fresh”
AMVBBDO, London was awarded the Health & Wellness Grand LIA for Essity Libresse/Bodyform titled “Viva La Vulva”
AMVBBDO, London was awarded the Health & Wellness – Craft Grand LIA for Essity Libresse/Bodyform titled “Viva La Vulva”
McCann New York, New York was awarded the Integration Grand LIA for Xbox titled “Changing the Game”
Wave Studios, New York was awarded the Music & Sound Grand LIA for The New York Times titled “The Truth Is Worth It: Fearlessness”
FCB New York, New York was awarded the Non-Traditional Grand LIA for Burger King titled “The Whopper Detour”
AREA 23, an FCB Health Network Company, New York was awarded the Pharmaceuticals – Craft Grand LIA for Constant Therapy titled “One Word”
McCann Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine was awarded the Print Grand LIA for L’Oréal Paris titled “The Non-Issue”
Furlined, Los Angeles was awarded the Production & Post-Production Grand LIA for The New York Times titled “The Truth Is Worth It: Fearlessness”
McCann New York, New York was awarded the Public Service/Social Awareness Grand LIA for March for Our Lives titled “Generation Lockdown”
Forsman & Bodenfors, Gothenburg was awarded the The NEW Grand LIA for Volvo Cars titled “The E.V.A. Initiative”
AMVBBDO, London was awarded the TV/Cinema/Online Film Grand LIA for Essity Libresse/Bodyform titled “Viva La Vulva”
The following companies were honored with the 2019 Global Of The Year Awards:
Global Network of the Year: McCann Worldgroup
Global Agency of the Year: McCann New York
Global Independent Agency of the Year: Serviceplan, Munich
Global Client of the Year: Burger King
Global Health & Pharma Network of the Year: FCB Health
Global Health Agency of the Year: McCann Health Brazil, São Paulo
Global Pharma Agency of the Year: Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company, New York
Global Production Company of the Year: O Positive, New York
Global Post-Production Company of the Year: Company 3, New York
Global Music & Sound Company of the Year: 750 MPH, London
Global Design Company of the Year: Moby Digg, Munich
Global Radio & Audio Company of the Year: Heard City, New York
The following companies were honored with the 2019 Regional Of The Year Awards for Australia & New Zealand:
Regional Network Of The Year: BBDO
Regional Agency Of The Year: CHE Proximity, Australia
Regional Independent Agency Of The Year: Meerkats, Perth
Regional Production Company Of The Year: FINCH, Sydney
Regional Music & Sound Company Of The Year: Franklin Rd., Auckland
Regional Post-Production Company Of The Year: The Editors, Sydney
Regional Radio & Audio Company Of The Year: Cue Sound Studios, Perth